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Housing Resources City of Pleasanton | G-3 <br />improvements (e.g., wheelchair ramps, roll-in showers, grab bars, etc.) of up to $15,000 can be <br />funded by a City grant so the repairs have no cost to the homeowner, and mobile homes are <br />eligible. Since 2016, Habitat for Humanity has been administering the City’s Housing <br />Rehabilitation Program. <br />Pleasanton Home Ownership Assistance Program (PHAP) <br />Introduced in 1992, this City program assists first-time homebuyers in overcoming obstacles of <br />high local housing costs to be able to purchase homes in Pleasanton. Working with local housing <br />developers, over 100 below-market priced homes have been constructed to date. To ensure <br />continued affordability over time, PHAP homes include affordability covenants restricting the <br />maximum sale price and maximum income of subsequent buyers when the homes are resold. <br />Tri-Valley Rapid Re-Housing Program <br />Formerly the Tri-Valley Housing Scholarship Program, the Rapid Re-Housing Program is <br />administered by Abode Services. Using federal HOME program funds, the City of Pleasanton and <br />Abode Services provide unhoused families in Pleasanton with housing placement and a gradually <br />decreasing rental subsidy up to 12 months to help families stabilize and become self-sufficient. <br />The program also provides case management to assist families increase their income so they can <br />afford the full rent prior to exiting the program. <br />G.1.2 Regional Resources <br />Alameda County <br />• Measure A1: In June 2016, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors placed a <br />General Obligation Bond on the ballot to increase affordable housing countywide. <br />County voters supported Measure A1, passing it in November 2016 with 73 percent of <br />the vote. As of August 2020, the City’s base allocated from Measure A1 was $12.3 <br />million, $11.8 million of which has been committed for specific affordable housing <br />projects (i.e., Kottinger Gardens and Sunflower Hill). The City will be committing the <br />remaining $0.5 million remaining to Tri-Valley REACH to assist in the construction of <br />two Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to provide affordable housing to adults with <br />developmental disabilities. <br />• AC Boost – Down Payment Assistance Program: Funded by Measure A1 funds, <br />the program offers shared appreciation loans of up to $210,000 to first-time <br />homebuyers who live, work in, or have been displaced from Alameda County. There <br />is limited preference for First Responders and Educators (including public school <br />employees and childcare providers). This program is administered by the non-profit <br />organization Hello Housing, on behalf of Alameda County Housing & Community <br />Development Department.